UPCEA - New England Region Conference

Schedule-At-A-Glance

Wednesday October 25, 2017
9:30 AM -12:45 PM	Pre-Conference Session (separate registration required)
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration Open
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM	Welcome and Opening Remarks Christine Dolan, University of Rhode Island; Chair, New England Region UPCEA CEO Welcome Robert Hansen, CEO, UPCEA
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM	Opening General Session Dr. Rebecca M. Wyke, President, University of Maine at Augusta
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Concurrent Session I
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM	Networking Break with Exhibitors
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Concurrent Session II
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM	Opening Reception
7:00 PM	Dinner on your own

Thursday October 26. 2017
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM	Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM	General Session: Taking a Communication Perspective and New Pathways for Success Dr. John Chetro-Szivos, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Professional Studies and Online Education, Clark University
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Networking Break with Exhibitors
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Concurrent Session III
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM	Lunch New England Region Awards Remarks by UPCEA President-Elect, Sandi Pershing, University of Utah
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM	General Session: A Conversation with the Drafters of the New UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Professional and Continuing Education Hunt Lambert, Harvard University Karen Sibley, Brown University Debbie Cavalier, Berklee College of Music
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM	Concurrent Session IV
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM	General Session: Evolving Ecosystems and the Impact on the Economy, Education and the Regional Workforce Jim Fong, Director, UPCEA Center for Research and Strategy
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Networking Break with Exhibitors
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM	Concurrent V
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM	Transportation to Osher Map Library & Smith Center for Cartographic Education
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM	Reception at Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine
7:00 PM	Dinner on your own

Friday October 27, 2017
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM	Breakfast and New England Region Business Meeting (open to all)
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM	General Session: The Universe of Alternative Credentials Marina Brauch, Northeastern University Brian Fleming, Southern New Hampshire University Sandi Pershing, University of Utah Moderator: Robert Hansen, UPCEA
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Concurrent VI
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM	Hotel check out break
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM	Regional Planning Committee Meeting for those interested in joining the 2018 committee
12:30 PM	Adjourn

Schedule-At-A-Glance

Wednesday October 25, 2017

Thursday October 26. 2017

Friday October 27, 2017